Tag: finance minister

STOXX 600 slips as French rating review looms; still ends week higher

StocksSeptember 13, 2025

European shares ended the week on a strong note but were a little lower on Friday as investors turned cautious ahead of Fitch's credit rating decision on France later in the day. The pan-European STOXX...

France credit downgrade: Fitch cuts rating to A+ from AA- in a record low; political turmoil clouds debt outlook

BusinessSeptember 13, 2025

File photo: French President Emmanuel Macron (Picture credit: AP) France’s sovereign credit rating has been cut by Fitch to A+ from AA-, with the agency warning that public debt will keep rising until at...

The Budget Builders: Meet the people shaping India’s Union Budget this year

EconomyJanuary 26, 2025

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her eighth budget on Feb 1, balancing multifarious demands while attempting to reignite the country’s slowing growth...

Development banks must drive sustainable goals: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

EconomyOctober 27, 2024

New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for enhanced support by multilateral development banks to poor and developing nations, especially from Africa, to...

Indian regulators have done world-class job; made system more transparent: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

EconomyOctober 8, 2024

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday commended Indian financial sector regulators for doing a "world-class job" and bringing greater transparency into the system....